Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in IDA only
IDA only: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 54.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in IDA only, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
In 2019, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in IDA only stood at 54.5%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in IDA only peaked at 59.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2019.
That places IDA only 20th out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 59.5% | — |
| 1982 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 58.9% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 58.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 58.9% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 58.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 58.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 57.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 57.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 57.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.9% | 58.3% | 59.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 57.2% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.7% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 54.5% | 57.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in IDA only?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in IDA only was 54.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2019.
- How does IDA only rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- IDA only ranks 20th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.